QUOTE : When I opened my mouth, my voice sounded dull, stripped of all life and inflection. “I brought a sick beastkin to the bouda house. She’s my friend. If you’re going to kill her, you’ll have to go through me.” He closed his eyes tight, put his hand over them, and rubbed his face. I sat in a chair and kept my mouth shut, letting him work through his pain. “Why me?” he said finally. “Are you on some sort of mission to fuck up my life?” “I try my best to avoid you.” “You’re doing a hell of a job.” “I honestly don’t mean to cause problems.” “You don’t cause problems. An unpiloted vampire causes problems. You cause catastrophes.